SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 2,200 South Koreans died in the first eight months of this year without having a chance to reunite with their family members in North Korea after being separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, government data showed Thursday. A total of 2,226 people passed away in the January-August [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six out of 10 South Koreans seeking reunions with family members split by the 1950-53 Korean War are aged 80 or older, government data showed Friday. The data demonstrates the urgency of offering them a chance to meet their families on the other side of the Demilitarized [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Three members of the disbanded K-pop girl group GFriend will be reunited to create a new team, their new management agency said Wednesday. “Eunha, SinB and Umji have recently signed exclusive contracts (with us),” startup K-pop agency Big Planet Made said in a press release. “They will engage in [...]
London, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Reunion noun. /ˌriːˈjuːniən/ — The act of people coming together after they have been apart for some time. VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, today announced the launch of The Surprise Reunion, its latest creation in the Adventures in the Sky program for families. Designed in collaboration with world-renowned event planners Sharky & George, the thrilling [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A 47-year-old Korean-born woman adopted by an American family 44 years ago has reunited with her biological family after conducting a DNA test through a South Korean mission in the United States, the foreign ministry said Friday. On Thursday, Yoon Sang-ae, now an American citizen, had a tearful video [...]
DAEGU, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean-born sisters, who were abandoned as infants and sent abroad by an adoption agency in the early 1970s, were reunited in Daegu on Monday after living separately in North America and Europe for nearly five decades. American Christine Pennell, 49, and Belgian Kim Haelen, 47, were reunited [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Separated families from North and South Korea have finally had a chance to meet. Tears of joy and sadness flowed as family members embraced for the first time in decades. The 20th meeting of separated families was held at Mt. Geumgang’s reunion center. The first meeting lasted for two [...]